How to Use the Palworld Interactive Map: Filter Recipes for Every Job
Quick answer
Open the map with the Effigy link. It turns on all twelve Effigy layers (432 pins) and nothing else. For a single track, use a per-type link such as Lifmunk Effigy (157 pins).
The PalSphere map has over 10,000 pins. Turn them all on and you see nothing. Pick the job first, then open the exact layer with one tap.
PalSphere's map plots 10,754 points of interest plus spawn areas for 365 Pal habitats, counting Alpha forms. That is far too much to read at once. Every recipe below names the one job, the exact filter to turn on, and a link that opens the map with only that layer active. Tap a tile, do the job, come back for the next one.
Open the live map with its default view: Fast Travel points and Syndicate Towers only.
Open Palworld interactive mapHow a map link picks your filters
Every link in this guide sets the map up for you. You never need to type these by hand, but knowing what each part does helps you build your own.
- poi picks the layers. One layer or several, separated by commas. The word effigy turns on all twelve Effigy layers at once.
- habitat picks a Pal and draws its spawn area. Pal pages build this link for you, so start there.
- showHabitat=1 switches the spawn overlay on.
- habitatTime=night shows night spawns instead of day spawns.
- worldtree opens the World Tree map instead of the Palpagos Islands.
- When a link sets filters, only the matching filter section opens in the sidebar. On phones the Filters sheet pops open by itself.
Filter recipes by job
Pick a tab. Each tile opens the map with only that layer on, and the number on the tile is how many pins it shows.
Effigies
- Capture Power first: the Lifmunk Effigy layer has 157 pins, the biggest single track.
- Rare trio: Lunaris, Relaxaurus, and Yakumo have 8 pins each. One link shows all three.
- Cattiva Effigies are World Tree only. All 33 pins sit on the World Tree map, so that link opens the World Tree view.
- All Effigies at once: 432 pins across twelve types. Good for a full sweep, noisy for a short trip.
Lifmunk Effigy
157 pins · Capture Power
A mysterious Pal effigy that can be found all around the Palpagos Islands. Players can enhance their abilities by offering them to a certain statue.
Lunaris Effigy
24 pins · 8 each
A mysterious Pal effigy that can be found all around the Palpagos Islands. Players can enhance their abilities by offering them to a certain statue.
Cattiva Effigy
33 pins · World Tree
A mysterious Pal effigy that can be found all around the Palpagos Islands. Players can enhance their abilities by offering them to a certain statue.
Pengullet Effigy
432 pins · 12 types
A mysterious Pal effigy that can be found all around the Palpagos Islands. Players can enhance their abilities by offering them to a certain statue.
Catch a Pal
- Open the Pal's page on PalSphere and use the Habitat tab. Its map button opens the spawn overlay already filtered.
- On the map itself, use the Pal habitats panel. Search the name, then tick Show spawn overlay.
- Check the day and night buttons. Some Pals only appear at night.
- Flip the Alpha switch to swap the list to Alpha versions of each Pal.
Eggs and fishing
- Egg runs: the Wild Pal Egg layer has 902 pins. Hover a pin to see the biome it belongs to.
- Fishing: 106 Fishing Spots. 31 of them are rare spots, the rest are common.
- Salvage: 758 Salvage pins along coasts and rivers. Bring a Fishing Magnet.
- Pair fishing and salvage in one link when you are working a coastline anyway.
Verdant Egg
902 pins
A Verdant Egg. Something lively moves within. Place in an Egg Incubator to incubate it.
Simple Bait
106 pins · 31 rare
Basic fishing bait used to lure in Pals. Required for fishing.
Fishing Magnet
758 pins
Powerful Fishing Magnet
864 pins
A high-powered magnet used in advanced salvage operations. Its strong magnetic pull can retrieve resources and supplies from the ocean floor.
Oil and ore
- Crude Oil: 177 pins for Extractor sites. The three Oil Rigs are a separate layer.
- Early ore: Copper Ore has 1,019 pins, Coal 359, Sulfur 170.
- Mid ore: Pure Quartz has 115 pins and Paldium 150.
- Late ore: Chromium, Hexolite, and Meteorite have their own toggles in the Resources section.
Crude Oil
177 pins
Material that can be processed into various products. Obtained by installing a Crude Oil Extractor on an oil field.
High Quality Pal Oil
3 rigs
High-quality oil that can be extracted from Pal. Necessary for making Polymer.
Coal
359 pins
Coal often found in caves and other places. Required to create high quality metal.
Sulfur
170 pins
Sulfur that can be found in volcanoes and such. Necessary for making Gunpowder.
Pure Quartz
115 pins
Pure Quartz often found in snowy fields and similar places. Required to create Circuit Board.
Paldium Fragment
150 pins
Crystallized energy from the World Tree. Capable of creating supernatural items and structures.
Bosses and towers
- Alpha Pals: 72 pins covering 71 different Pals. Hover a pin to see which one.
- Predator Pals: 29 pins, a separate layer from Alphas.
- Bounty: 156 boss pins, from level 10 up to level 79.
- Faction Camps: 46 pins for enemy camps.
- Towers and dungeons: 8 Syndicate Tower entrances, 7 Sealed Realms, and 189 Dungeon entrances.
Dungeon entrances only, for Dungeon Merchants and loot runs.
Dungeon map (189)Travel and loot
- Fast Travel: 151 points. Add the 22 Watchtowers to reveal the map as you go.
- Treasure chests: 4,746 pins. Always pair this with one biome, not the whole island.
- Elemental Lock Chests: 50 pins. 22 need a Water Pal, 18 Electric, 10 Fire.
- Skill fruit: 31 Skill Fruit Trees and 24 Skill Fruit Chests.
- Hack Terminals: 106 pins. Journals: 64 pins, filed under Effigies.
Pal Sphere
173 pins
An item that captures Pals when thrown. This basic model is only effective on low level Pals.
Copper Key
4,746 pins
A key that can be used to open locked treasure chests.
Gold Key
50 pins
A key that can be used to open locked treasure chests.
Dark Skill Fruit: Dark Arrow
55 pins
Use on a Pal to teach .
Step by step: build a clean map for any trip
- Press the reset button at the top of Filters. It clears every layer, even the defaults.
- Pick the Palpagos Islands or World Tree switch at the top left of the map.
- Turn on Fast Travel first so you know where the trip starts.
- Add one job layer from the recipes above. Two at most.
- Zoom to the region you will actually fly. Treasure chests and ore look like noise from full zoom.
- If you are hunting a Pal, add its habitat overlay last so the spawn area sits on top.
Saving and sharing a recipe
- Bookmark the link from this guide, not the address bar. After the map loads, the address bar drops layer filters and keeps only the Pal and World Tree parts.
- Habitat views do share cleanly. Picking a Pal turns the address into that Pal's spawn map link.
- World Tree views keep worldtree at the end of the address, so you can share those too.
Common mistakes
- Turning on Treasure Chests across the whole island. At 4,746 pins it hides everything else.
- Looking for Cattiva Effigies on the main islands. There are none there, only on the World Tree.
- Hunting a night Pal in daylight. Lovander has zero day spawn areas, so check the time buttons first.
- Looking for merchant pins. The map does not plot merchants yet, so use the Merchant locations guide for where each shop sits.
- Expecting Mimog Effigies on the map. They come from capturing Pals, not from world pickups.
Quick answers
- How many pins does the map have? 10,754 across 40 filters, plus 365 Pal habitats.
- What is on by default? Fast Travel points and Syndicate Tower entrances.
- Can I see only one Effigy type? Yes. Use the Effigies tab above or the Effigies section in Filters.
- Does it cover the World Tree? Yes. Use the World Tree switch or any link ending in worldtree.
Every Effigy type, buff track, and per-type map link.
All Effigy locationsA staged pickup order for every Statue of Power track.
Effigy map routeEvery map layer explained, with what each is for at each stage.
Palmap layer guideMerchant types, currencies, and where each shop sits.
Merchant locationsOil fields, Extractors, and Oil Rig approaches.
Crude Oil grindEgg biomes, incubators, and hatch planning.
Pal Egg locationsCommon questions
Short answers for searches that should land here, with links to the item, map pin, or related guide when you need more detail.
- How do I show only Effigy locations on the Palworld map?
- Open the map with the Effigy link. It turns on all twelve Effigy layers (432 pins) and nothing else. For a single track, use a per-type link such as Lifmunk Effigy (157 pins). Effigy map layer
- How do I find where a specific Pal spawns on the map?
- Open the Pal's page and use the Habitat tab, or search the Pal in the map's habitat panel and tick Show spawn overlay. Check day and night, since some Pals such as Lovander only spawn at night. Lovander night spawns
- Where are oil and ore nodes on the Palworld map?
- Open the Resources section in Filters. Crude Oil has 177 pins, Copper Ore 1,019, Coal 359, Sulfur 170, Pure Quartz 115, and Paldium 150. The three Oil Rigs are a separate layer under POIs. Oil map
- Does the Palworld interactive map show merchants?
- Not yet. The map has no merchant pins, so use the Merchant locations guide for fixed shops and roaming traders. Dungeon entrances (189 pins) are a good proxy for Dungeon Merchants. Merchant locations
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